PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Ocampo (ranked 1046 p4p, 2099 weight class) and Brendon Carrillo-Moreno (ranked 64 p4p, 121 weight class). Brendon Carrillo-Moreno told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Ocampo
vs
Carrillo-Moreno

180 cm
23
130
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
142
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

New Standard
Phoenix

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luciano Ocampo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brendon Carrillo-Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carrillo-Moreno looks to throw the jab but Ocampo is out of range.
Ocampo throws a shot to the body.
Luciano Ocampo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Carrillo-Moreno feints and as Ocampo raises his hands in defense, Carrillo-Moreno changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ocampo has control of Carrillo-Moreno's left arm, preventing Carrillo-Moreno from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carrillo-Moreno passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Carrillo-Moreno thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ocampo stops Carrillo-Moreno from passing to mount.
Carrillo-Moreno moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ocampo is looking for a sweep.
Carrillo-Moreno trying to control the position but Ocampo is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ocampo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Carrillo-Moreno thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ocampo tries to improve position but can't.

Carrillo-Moreno tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ocampo can't do much from the bottom here.
Ocampo tries to buck Carrillo-Moreno off but Carrillo-Moreno is having none of it.

Carrillo-Moreno is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ocampo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Carrillo-Moreno tries to advance to mount but Ocampo denies him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo is trying to get back to half guard.

Carrillo-Moreno tries for a kimura but Ocampo is defending well.
Ocampo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Carrillo-Moreno is trying to control but can't.

Carrillo-Moreno looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ocampo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carrillo-Moreno does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ocampo trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrillo-Moreno felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Carrillo-Moreno actively working from the bottom here.
Ocampo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ocampo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Carrillo-Moreno controlling the position well.
Carrillo-Moreno wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ocampo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Carrillo-Moreno is trying to control but can't.
Carrillo-Moreno is looking to improve his position.
Ocampo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Carrillo-Moreno wants to improve his position but Ocampo is controlling well.
Carrillo-Moreno is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carrillo-Moreno is staying active underneath Ocampo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Ocampo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Carrillo-Moreno to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Carrillo-Moreno being controlled here momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brendon Carrillo-Moreno dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ocampo lunges at Carrillo-Moreno with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carrillo-Moreno's hand.
Luciano Ocampo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Ocampo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Carrillo-Moreno to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ocampo seems keen to control Carrillo-Moreno's posture.
Ocampo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ocampo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carrillo-Moreno is one step ahead there.
Carrillo-Moreno postures up and lands a big shot to Ocampo's brow.
Ocampo pulls Carrillo-Moreno in to control the position.
Ocampo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrillo-Moreno is looking to advance position but Ocampo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Carrillo-Moreno is looking to get to half guard.
Ocampo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ocampo controlling from the full mount.
Ocampo wants to control the pace but Carrillo-Moreno is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brendon Carrillo-Moreno has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ocampo prevents Carrillo-Moreno from getting the reversal.
Ocampo trying to control but Carrillo-Moreno is having none of it.
Carrillo-Moreno wants to control but Ocampo is having none of it.
Ocampo controlling from mount.
Ocampo trying to control but Carrillo-Moreno is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrillo-Moreno is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Carrillo-Moreno is trying desperately to improve position.
Carrillo-Moreno is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ocampo tries to control but Carrillo-Moreno wriggling away.
Carrillo-Moreno wants to control but Ocampo is having none of it.
Carrillo-Moreno gets back to half guard.

Carrillo-Moreno actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Carrillo-Moreno looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carrillo-Moreno moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Carrillo-Moreno is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ocampo defends well.
Carrillo-Moreno keeping moving, preventing Ocampo from controlling successfully.

Ocampo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carrillo-Moreno has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ocampo has managed to get both his arms back between Carrillo-Moreno's legs - danger averted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ocampo wants to get up but he can't break Carrillo-Moreno's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ocampo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ocampo wants to control from the top but Carrillo-Moreno keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luciano Ocampo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ocampo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carrillo-Moreno's head.
Ocampo staying out of range there.
Carrillo-Moreno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ocampo.

Carrillo-Moreno gets the takedown into side control.

Carrillo-Moreno tries for a kimura but Ocampo is defending well.

Carrillo-Moreno tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ocampo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ocampo gets full guard.
Carrillo-Moreno postures up in Ocampo's guard and throws a big left but Ocampo blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrillo-Moreno's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ocampo wants to stand but Carrillo-Moreno is controlling the position.
Ocampo keeping moving, preventing Carrillo-Moreno from controlling successfully.
Carrillo-Moreno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ocampo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carrillo-Moreno controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Carrillo-Moreno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ocampo is keeping the position for now.
Ocampo is pulling down on Carrillo-Moreno's head to control his posture.
Ocampo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ocampo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carrillo-Moreno looking to pass the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Carrillo-Moreno moves out of range of the strikes.
Carrillo-Moreno with the counter takedown but Ocampo avoids it easily.
Carrillo-Moreno misses with an uppercut.
Ocampo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carrillo-Moreno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carrillo-Moreno.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice shot by Ocampo.
Ocampo throws a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Carrillo-Moreno as he connects with a hook.
Carrillo-Moreno dives in and grabs Ocampo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ocampo pushes down on Carrillo-Moreno's head and hops out.
Carrillo-Moreno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ocampo misses with a hook. Carrillo-Moreno ducked under it nicely.
Ocampo stuffs the takedown attempt from Carrillo-Moreno. Carrillo-Moreno gets slowly back to his feet.
Luciano Ocampo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendon Carrillo-Moreno.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carrillo-Moreno is defended easily by Ocampo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrillo-Moreno looks to land a right hand but Ocampo moved out of range.
It looked like Ocampo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carrillo-Moreno lands with an overhand left.
Carrillo-Moreno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ocampo looks to land a right hand but Carrillo-Moreno moved out of range.
Carrillo-Moreno drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ocampo defends it well.

Carrillo-Moreno throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ocampo was covering up waiting for the punch and Carrillo-Moreno finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Carrillo-Moreno wants to control from the top but Ocampo keeps moving.
Ocampo looking for a sweep. Not yet Ocampo, not yet.
Carrillo-Moreno slips nicely into half guard.
Ocampo wants to get back to full guard.
Carrillo-Moreno content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo wants to improve his position but Carrillo-Moreno is controlling well.
Ocampo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Carrillo-Moreno trying to control the position from guard on top but Ocampo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ocampo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ocampo keeping moving, preventing Carrillo-Moreno from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carrillo-Moreno passes Ocampo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luciano Ocampo.
I think Ocampo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luciano Ocampo!
A relieved looking Luciano Ocampo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.